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GAME 1: PATRIOTS 38, DOLPHINS 24

Tom Brady passed for a career-high 517 yards and threw for four touchdown passes as the Patriots opened the season with a win over an AFC East foe. The highlight was a 99-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Wes Welker in the fourth quarter.

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Tom Brady connected with Wes Welker on a 99-yard touchdown pass in the opener.

The Patriots’ offense topped 30 points for the 10th straight regular-season game as New England moved to 2-0. Brady passed for 423 yards and three touchdowns. The defense surrendered 470 yards of total offense, but took the ball away from the Chargers four times.

New England surrendered 504 yards of total offense, but capitalized with two key interceptions off Jason Campbell. The running game emerged with 183 yards rushing to support Tom Brady’s 226 yards passing. Linebacker Jerod Mayo suffered a knee injury during the game.

The Patriots rode BenJarvus Green-Ellis for 136 yards on the ground as they beat up on their archrivals. Green-Ellis also scored two touchdowns, and the Patriots’ defense had its best performance of the year in yielding just 255 yards.

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The Patriots donned their throwback uniforms in beating the Jets on Oct. 9.

Pittsburgh locked up the Patriots’ offense and ran wild in its passing game as the Steelers ran away from the Patriots. Ben Roethlisberger connected on 36 of 50 passes, while the Patriots managed just 213 yards of total offense.

The Patriots struggled at times against the Redskins, but Jerod Mayo clinched the win with an interception in the red zone in the final minute. Vince Wilfork hopped on a fumble in the end zone to add a score early in the game. The game was marked by a heated sideline argument between Tom Brady and offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien.

The Patriots fell behind 17-0 in the first half before adjusting to the Dolphins’ aggressive pass rush after halftime. Tom Brady withstood injuries to Matt Light and Logan Mankins and rallied his team to a win that clinched a bye in the AFC playoffs.

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Tom Brady scored two rushing touchdowns as the Patriots rallied from a 17-0 deficit on Christmas Eve.

New England rolled into the AFC Championship game after its first playoff win in almost four years. Tom Brady tied a postseason record with six touchdown passes, and the defense overmatched Tim Tebow and the Broncos’ offense.

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Tom Brady and Deion Branch stopped the franchise’s three-game playoff losing streak by beating the Broncos in the divisional playoffs.

The Patriots earned a Super Bowl berth by overcoming two interceptions by Tom Brady when Baltimore kicker Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds left. Brady scored the game-winning touchdown when he leapt head first over the line of scrimmage on fourth down early in the final period.

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Team owner Robert Kraft hoisted the trophy after the Patriots defeated the Ravens for the AFC championship.

For the second time in five seasons, the Giants came from behind with a final-minute touchdown to deny the Patriots of a title. Eli Manning led a game-winning drive to win the MVP award. The Patriots, hurt by a key drop by Wes Welker late in the game, tried a last-second Hail Mary pass that fell out of the reach of Rob Gronkowski in the end zone.

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Tom Brady walked off a Super Bowl field as a loser for the second time in his career.